Sci-Fi Trivia: June 30th.

Events on this day: June 30^th.

This is a small selection of science fiction and horror related events that have happened on this day over the years.

Born on this day in 1905 – Nestor Paiva, actor - They Saved Hitler’s Brain, Jesse James Meet Frankenstein’s Daughter, My Living Doll, The Three Stooges in Orbit, Atlantis, the Lost Continent, World of Giants, The Mole People, Tarantula, Revenge of the Creature, Rocky Jones: Space Ranger, Creature from the Black Lagoon.

Born on this day in 1938 – Jeri Taylor, producer / writer - Star Trek: TNG, Star Trek: DS9, Star Trek: Voyager.

On this day in 1957 – Invasion of the Saucer Men released

On this day in 1958 – The Space Children released

On this day in 1958 – Space Master X-7 released

On this day in 1958 – War of the Colossal Beast released

On this day in 1958 – Teanagers from Outer Space released

On this day in 1980 – Thomas Browne Henry, actor, died aged 72 - How to Make a Monster, Space Master X-7, The Brain from Planet Arous, Beginning of the End, 20 Million Miles to Earth, Earth vs. the Flying Saucers, Rocky Jones Space Ranger, Space Patrol, The Next Voice You Hear…

Sci-Fi Trivia: June 29th.

Events on this day: June 29^th.

This is a small selection of science fiction and horror related events that have happened on this day over the years.

Born on this day in 1920 – special effects artist - Ray Harryhausen.

Born on this day in 1934 – Corey Allen, director - Star Trek: DS9, Star Trek: TNG, Otherworld, The Powers of Matthew Star.

Born on this day in 1947 – Brian Herbert, sci-fi author.

Born on this day in 1969 – Aleks Paunovic, actor - Chupacabra vs. the Alamo, Eve of Destruction, Smallville, Caprica, Stargate: Atlantis, Bionic Woman, Flash Gordon, Battlestar Galactica, Kraken: Tentacles of the Deep, Eureka, Mutant X, Andromeda, Stargate SG-1, Roswell: The Aliens Attack.

Sci-Fi Trivia: June 28th.

Events on this day: June 28^th.

This is a small selection of science fiction and horror related events that have happened on this day over the years.

Born on this day in 1928 – Don Dubbins, actor - Starman, The Illustrated Man, Mork & Mindy, The Incredible Hulk, Project U.F.O., The Invaders, Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea, Twilight Zone, Men Into Space, From the Earth to the Moon.

Born on this day in 1932 – Pat Morita, actor - Earth Minus Zero, Timemaster, Space Rangers, The Munsters Today, The Incredible Hulk, Man from Atlantis.

Born on this day in 1946 – Bruce Davison - Star Trek: Enterprise, Star Trek: Voyager, V, The Astronauts, Return of the Killer Shrews, Earth’s Final Hours, The Sarah Jane Chronicles, Battlestar Galactica, Star Trek.

Born on this day in 1946 – Robert Asprin, sci-fi author.

On this day in 1957 The Unearthly is released.

On this day in 1993 – Lifepod released

Sci-Fi Trivia: June 27th.

Events on this day: June 27^th.

This is a small selection of science fiction and horror related events that have happened on this day over the years.

Born on this day in 1909 – Billy Curtis, actor - Space Patrol, The Incredible Shrinking Man, The Angry Red Planet, Star Trek, Planet of the Apes, Buck Rogers in the 25th Century, The Twilight Zone.

Born on this day in 1944 – Paul Koslo, actor - Stargate SG-1, Xtro II, Solar Crisis, Robot Jox, Misfits of Science, The Incredible Hulk, Galactica 1980, Buck Rogers in the 25th Century, The Omega Man.

On this day in 1950 George Pal's Destination Moon opens in New York. It was directed by Irving Pitchel and Robert A Heinlein was a script consultant.

On this day in 1995 Hologram Man is released.

Sci-Fi Trivia: June 26th.

Events on this day: June 26th.

This is a small selection of science fiction and horror related events that have happened on this day over the years.

Born on this day in 1904 – Peter Lorre, actor - Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea, 20000 Leagues Under the Sea.

Born on this day in 1922 – Dick Smith, make-up artist - Starman, Scanners, Altered States, Stepford Wives, ‘Way Out, The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (TV), The Alligator People.

Born on this day in 1924 – Richard Bull, actor - The Andromeda Strain, Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea, The Satan Bug, Men Into Space.

Born on this day in 1951 – Robert Davi, actor - Lost Time, Asteroid vs. Earth, Swamp Shark, Stargate: Atlantis, VR.5, Predator 2, The Powers of Matthew Star, The Incredible Hulk.

On this day in 1976, director Nicolas Roeg's The Man Who Fell To Earth premiered theatrically in the Netherlands.

Sci-Fi Trivia: June 25th.

Events on this day: June 25^th.

This is a small selection of science fiction and horror related events that have happened on this day over the years.

Born on this day in 1925 - Lost in Space actress June Lockhart.

Born on this day in 1930 Star Trek actor George Murdock, he played Admiral Hansen in the Star Trek: TNG episode The Best of Both Worlds. He has also made appearances in Star Trek V:The Final Frontier, The X-Files, and Battlestar Galactica.

On this day in 1953 Robot Monster is released.

On this day in 1975 Rollerball is released.

On this day in 1982 - The Thing is released.

Sci-Fi Trivia: June 23rd.

Events on this day: June 23rd.

This is a small selection of science fiction and horror related events that have happened on this day over the years.

Born on this day in 1915 – Dennis Price, actor  - Computer Killers, Drácula contra Frankenstein, The Horror of Frankenstein, The Earth Dies Screaming, H.G.Wells’ Invisible Man, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde.

Born on this day in 1925 – Miriam Karlin, actress - A Clockwork Orange, Jekyll & Hyde.

Born on this day in 1942 – James Marcus, actor - A Clockwork Orange, Doctor Who, UFO.

Born on this day in 1946 – Author Jerry Ahern.

On this day in 1951 – The Saturday Evening Post publishes Ray Bradbury’s “The Fog Horn,” which will provide the basis for the 1953 monster film The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms.

Sci-Fi Trivia: June 22nd.

Events on this day: June 22nd.

This is a small selection of science fiction and horror related events that have happened on this day over the years.

Born on this day in 1856 – author H. Rider Haggard.

Born on this da in 1918 – Richard Eastham, actor - Conquest of the Earth, Galactica 1980, Salvage 1, Battle for the Planet of the Apes, The Invaders.

Born on this day in 1947 author Octavia E. Butler.

Born on this day in 1956 – Tim Russ, actor  - Star Trek: Voyager, Asteroid vs. Earth, Star Trek: Generations, SeaQuest2032, Star Trek: TNG, Journey to the Center of the Earth, Eve of Destruction, Alien Nation, The Twilight Zone, Spaceballs, Timestalkers, Starman.

Born on this day in 1958 – Bruce Campbell, actor - Alien Apocalypse, Terminal Invasion,Timequest, The X-Files, Weird Science, Escape from L.A., Lois & Clark, Congo, Mindwarp, Waxwork II: Lost in Time, Moontrap.

Sci-Fi Trivia: June 21st.

Events on this day: June 21st.

This is a small selection of science fiction and horror related events that have happened on this day over the years.

Born on this day in 1921 – William Self, actor & TV producer - The Thing from Another World, Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea, Lost in Space, Time Tunnel, Land of the Giants.

Born on this day in 1940 – Mariette Hartley, actress - Encino Man, The Incredible Hulk, Logan’s Run (TV), Genesis II, Earth II, Star Trek, Twilight Zone.

Born on this day in 1941 – Lyman Ward, actor - Independence Day, Weird Science (TV), Battlestar Galactica, Man from Atlantis.

Born on this day in 1964 – David Morrissey, actor - The Walking Dead, Extant, Earthbound, Doctor Who.

On this day in 1985 – Lifeforce released.

Sci-Fi Trivia: June 20th.

Events on this day: June 20^th.

This is a small selection of science fiction and horror related events that have happened on this day over the years.

Born on this day in 1919 – Ronald Hines, actor - Doomwatch, Out of the Unknown.

Born on this day in 1928 – Martin Landau, actor - Space 1999, The Outer Limits, Space 1899, Frankenweenie, The X Files, The Twilight Zone, Cosmic Princess, Meteor, Alien Attack, Journey Through the Black Sun, Twilight Zone, The Return of the Six Million Dollar Man and the Bionic Woman.

Born on this day in 1931 – James Tolkan, actor - Back to the Future I – III, Robo Warriors, Wargames, Masters of the Universe, The X-Files, Woman.

Born on this day in 1933 – Brett Halsey, actor - Automan, Buck Rogers in the 25th Century, The Bionic Woman, World of Giants, Return of the Fly.

Born on this day in 1947 – Candy Clark, actress - Man Who Fell to Earth, The Blob, Starman.

Sci-Fi Trivia: June 19th.

Events on this day: June 19^th.

This is a small selection of science fiction and horror related events that have happened on this day over the years.

Born on this day in 1921, Swamp Thing actor Louis Jordan.

On this day in 1938, The Shadow radio serial aired "The Tomb Of Terror."

On this day in 1954 Them! is released.

On this day in 1964, The Twilight Zone aired its series finale: "The Bewitchin' Pool" served as the thirty-sixth episode to the popular program's fifth and final season.

Born on this day in 1971, actor Alan Van Sprang - Viper, Highlander: The Raven, PSI Factor: Chronicles of the Paranormal, Code Name: Eternity, Earth: Final Conflict, Mutant X, Starhunter, and ReGenesis.

Sci-Fi Trivia: June 18th.

Events on this day: June 18^th.

This is a small selection of science fiction and horror related events that have happened on this day over the years.

Born on this day in 1904 – Keye Luke, actor - Superboy, Star Trek, Project X.

Born on this day in 1938 – Michael Sheard, actor - Doctor Who, Space, The Invisible Man, Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back, Blakes 7, The Tomorrow People, Space: 1999.

In Doctor Who he appeared in the following episodes:

Television story appearances

The Ark (as Rhos)

The Mind of Evil (as Dr Roland Summers)

Pyramids of Mars (as Laurence Scarman)

The Invisible Enemy (as Lowe)

Castrovalva (as Mergrave)

Remembrance of the Daleks (as Headmaster)

Audio appearances

The Stones of Venice (as Orsino)

Source: TARDIS Data Core - Doctor Who Wiki(http://tardis.wikia.com/wiki/Doctor_Who_Wiki)

Born on this day in 1949 – Mac McDonald, actor - Red Dwarf, The Fifth Element, The Tomorrow People, Superman IV, The Empire Strikes Back, Rollerball.

Born on this day in 1957 – Ralph Brown, actor - Star Wars: Epidsode I, Alien³.

On this day in 1973 – Roger Delgado, actor, died aged 55 - Doctor Who, First Man into Space, Quatermass II.

Sci-Fi Trivia: June 17th.

Events on this day: June 17^th.

This is a small selection of science fiction and horror related events that have happened on this day over the years

Born on this day in 1941 actor William Lucking - Star Trek: Enterprise, Doc Savage: The Man of Bronze (1975), Captain America II: Death Too Soon, The Incredible Hulk, The Greatest American Hero, Voyagers!, Knight Rider, The X-Files, and Star Trek: Deep Space Nine.

Born on this day in 1956 actress Kelly Curtis - Star Trek: DS9

Born on this day in 1982 Arthur Darvill, who played Doctor Who companion Rory.

On this day in 1955 King Dinosaur released.

On this day in 1952, Jack Parsons, rocket engineer and rocket propulsion researcher, chemist, and Thelemite occultist, and friend to some of the classic science fiction writers in the USA died in an explosion at his home in Pasadena, California.

And in the horror genre:

On this day in 1927 - Lucio Fulci (director of several horror films) was born (d. 1996)

On this day in 1977 - Exorcist II: The Heretic released theatrically

On this day in 2003 - Resident Evil: Dead Aim released on the PlayStation 2

On this day in 2004 - Silent Hill 4: The Room released on the PlayStation, Xbox, and PC in Japan

Sci-Fi Trivia: June 16th.

Events on this day: June 16^th.

This is a small selection of science fiction and horror related events that have happened on this day over the years.

Born on this day in 1886 author - Murray Leinster.

Born on this day 1924 Faith Domergue, actress - Cult of the Cobra, It Came From Beneath the Sea, The Atomic Man II, This Island Earth.

Born on this day in 1940, Doctor Who actress Carole Ann Ford.

Born on this day in 1972 author of The Martian - Andy Weir

Sci-Fi Trivia: June 15th.

Events on this day: June 15^th.

This is a small selection of science fiction and horror related events that have happened on this day over the years.

Born on this day in 1918 Richard Derr, actor - Star Trek, When Worlds Collide (1951), The Outer Limits, Project U.F.O., and Firefox (1982).

Born on this day in 1928 Morgan Jones, actor - Star Trek, Forbidden Planet (1956), Not of This Earth (1957), The Twilight Zone, The Invaders, Gemini Man, The Six Million Dollar Man, Project U.F.O., and Knight Rider.

Born on this day in 1929, Victor Lundin, actor - Robinson Crusoe on Mars, Star Trek, Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea, Babylon 5.

Born on this day in 1941 Neal Adams, artist.

Sci-Fi Trivia: June 14th

Events on this day: June 14^th.

This is a small selection of science fiction and horror related events that have happened on this day over the years.

Born on this day in 1919 – Sam Wanamaker, actor - The Day the Fish Came Out, The Outer Limits, Superman IV: The Quest for Peace.

Born on this day in 1949 – author Harry Turtledove.

Born on this day in 1950 – Jeremy Sinden, actor - Gold Two in Star Wars.

Born on this day in 1958 – author James Gurney.

Sci-Fi Trivia: June 13th.

Events on this day: June 13^th.

This is a small selection of science fiction and horror related events that have happened on this day over the years.

Born on this day in 1892 – Basil Rathbone, actor - Voyage to the Prehistoric Planet, Science Fiction Theatre.

Born on this day in 1943 – Malcolm McDowell, actor - Clockwork Orange, Time After Time, Star Trek: Generations, Zombex, Doomsday, Masters of Science Fiction, The Outer Limits, Lexx, Lexx: The Dark Zone Stories, 21 03: The Deadly Wake, Cyborg 3: The Recycler, Class of 1999, Moon 44.

Born on this day in 1945 – Whitley Strieber, sci-fi author.

Born on this day in 1949 – Simon Callow, actor - Doctor Who, Chemical Wedding.

In Doctor Who he played Charles Dickens in the Doctor Who television stories The Unquiet Dead and The Wedding of River Song and voiced Tree Lorn Acre Slitheen-Blathereen in The Sarah Jane Adventures television story The Gift.

It is rumoured that he was considered for the role of the eighth Doctor but this is unconfirmed.

Source: TARDIS Data Core - Doctor Who Wiki(http://tardis.wikia.com/wiki/Doctor_Who_Wiki)

On this day in 1953 – The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms is released.

Sci-Fi Trivia: June 12th.

Events on this day: June 12^th.

This is a small selection of science fiction and horror related events that have happened on this day over the years.

Born on this day in 1914 – William Lundigan, actor - Men into Space, Riders to the Stars, Science Fiction Theatre.

Born on this day in 1916 – Irwin Allen, producer / director / writer - Aliens from Another Planet, The Swarm, City Beneath the Sea, Land of the Giants, The Time Tunnel, Lost in Space, Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea, The Lost World.

Born on this day in 1920 – Peter Jones, actor - The Hitch Hikers Guide to the Galaxy.

Born on this day in 1927 – Henry Slesar, sci-fi author - 20 Million Miles to Earth.

Born on this day in 1948 – Len Wein, writer - Swamp Thing.

On this day in 1987 - Predator released theatrically.

Sci-Fi Trivia: June 11th.

Events on this day: June 11^th.

This is a small selection of science fiction and horror related events that have happened on this day over the years.

Born on this day in 1914 – Gerald Mohr, actor – he made appearances in Invasion U.S.A., The Angry Red Planet, Men into Space, Lost in Space, and Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea.

Born on this day in 1919 – Richard Todd, actor. In Doctor Who he played Sanders in the Doctor Who story Kinda.

Born on this day in 1920 – Robert Hutton, actor who has appeared in Trog, They Came from Beyond Space, The Slime People, Invisible Invaders, and The Colossus of New York.

Born on this day in 1949 – Sherman Howard, actor. He made appearances in Star Trek: Voyager, Retroactive, Star Trek: DS9, Sliders, SeaQuest 2032, The Stand, Space Rangers, Superboy, Quantum Leap, Star Trek: TNG, ALF, Max Headroom, and Day of the Dead.

On this day in 1999 – Star Trek veteran DeForest Kelley, died aged 79.